Courtesy David Rowley . A U.S. geologist has been sentenced to eight years in a Chinese prison for allegedly violating state secret laws. And in this age of energy, of course it’s petroleum information that got Dr. Xue Feng in trouble. … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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U.S. Geologist Sentenced in China for Selling State (Petroleum) Secrets
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Architectural historian Jane Merkel writes in the New York Times about how immediately after World War II, “it was a time of common sense and a belief that less truly could be more. During the Depression and the war, Americans had learned to live with less, and that restraint, in combination with the postwar confidence in the future, made small, efficient housing positively stylish.” … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Could Less Become More Again?
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Induction Lamp photo: EcoLivingCentre The Alternative Technology Association has been enlightening readers with Renew magazine on technology for a sustainable future now for 30 years, albeit with a name change from Soft Technology magazine back in 1996. Their 30th Birthday issue is now out and remains as jammed packed with wonderful information as it did three decades ago. There’s the DIY Solar Electric Car, the portable recycled house, The strawbale … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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A $50,000 Portable Recycled House, DIY Solar Electric Car and Instant-On Induction Lighting: Renew Magazine
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As a dark chocolate fan who happens to be surrounded by some of the tastiest locally made cocoa treats (like Brooklyn’s Mast Brother’s Chocolates )–I wouldn’t often put in an overseas order for German-made bars. I like chocolate but I don’t need a special order of it flown over in a plane. I would however give ’em a taste test were it presented a gratis as happened with an invite from Chocri brand chocolates . (Oh the tough job I have!) They were somewha… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Chocri Customized Chocolate Bars: Organic, Fair Trade, Tasty
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Celebrate INDEPENDENCE with Tannign TAX CC, Flickr via Evil Erin We’ve reported here before that tanning beds are on par with cigarettes in terms of cancer risk. In fact, the ultraviolet radiation they put out are about as lethal as arsenic–yes, poison. So we were happy to see the first part of the new health care law , which adds a 10% tax to indoor tanning services, went into effect Thursday;… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Are Fake and Bakers on the Decline? New 10% Tanning Tax Takes Effect
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After Years of Saying it Can’t be Done The American Cleaning Institute (ACI, formerly the Soap and Detergent Association), represents most of the soap-makers in the U.S., has announced a voluntary ban on phosphates in household dishwasher detergents. This follows the banning of phosphates in many US states (such as Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, New Hampshire, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington and Wisconsin) and similar bans in Europe, and t… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Finally! Detergent Industry Puts Voluntary Ban on Phosphates in Household Dishwasher Detergents
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Image Credit: Wired There’s something looming in the rear view mirror of Smart cars everywhere, and it’s the work of Gordan Murray, designer of the famous McLaren F1 (top speed: 240 miles per hour). Murray’s latest conceit tops out at a comparably puny 90 mph, but here’s the thing: it gets an astounding 74 miles per gallon- in the city. It’s the just revealed T.25 City Car, wh… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Image credit NASA, via Popular Science Announced earlier this week, President Obama’s new National Space Policy is focusing on pollution both here on Earth and the space surrounding it. The new policy hopes to see an international collaboration to hone in on monitoring climate change with satellites and cleaning up space debris, which is viewed as a threat to space exploration (to which
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Obama’s New Space Policy Includes Cleaning Up Space Junk
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Photo via GypsyFae A giant like Google moving into the e-book market usually spells disaster for small stores. Independent outlets typically don’t stand much of a chance when a huge company decides it wants in on the market. However, when it comes to e-books, the typical story might just be turned on its head — small stores and Google could use one another as an ally when it comes to digital books, a rapidly growing segment of the book mar… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Google and Small Bookstores Forming an Alliance in E-Book Market
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photo: USDA There are myriad advantages that organic farming has over chemical agriculture, from the health of the land to the quality of your food . Now a new study in the journal Nature details one aspect of that: The way in which the more balanced nature of ecosystems in organic … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Organic Farming’s Balanced Ecosystems Naturally Control Pests Better Than Monoculture
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